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  1. polleranoun

    A Latin-American fiesta costume usually heavily embroidered and very full in the skirt.

  2. Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, baby walker, chicken coop, from pollo (chicken).

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  1. Pollera

    A pollera is a Spanish term for a big one-piece skirt used mostly in traditional festivities and folklore throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America. Polleras are made from different materials, such as cotton or wool and tend to have colorful decorations. Most of the decorations are embroidered, flowers and regional animals are among the most common designs found in polleras. Polleras are a form of Spanish colonial dress enforced sometime between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries on indigenous populations in the Andes by hacienda owners or hacendados. Traditional polleras come from peasant dress from southern Spanish regions, like Andalusia. Today, polleras are associated with indigenous and folkloric forms of dress.

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  1. Pollera

    A pollera is a Spanish term for a big one-piece skirt used mostly in traditional festivities and folklore throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America. Polleras are made from different materials, such as cotton or wool and tend to have colorful decorations. Most of the decorations are embroidered, flowers and regional animals are among the most common designs found in polleras. Polleras are a form of Spanish colonial dress enforced sometime between the 16th and 17th centuries on indigenous populations in the Andes by hacienda owners or hacendados. Traditional pollera's come from peasant dress from Southern Spanish regions, like Andalucía. Today, polleras are associated with indigenous and folkloric forms of dress.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pollera in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pollera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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